Senior Software Architect, LearnWith.AI

OverviewWe are expanding platforms that serve thousands of students and teams globally:TimeBack: An educational platform that supports Alpha School's 2-hour learning model (achieving 99th percentile test scores).Incept: A content generation platform responsible for producing all personalized educational materials for multiple learning applications deployed at Alpha School.Crossover: An AI-driven hiring platform that processes tens of thousands of candidates monthly, supplying talent to schools and organizations worldwide.You will take ownership of one platform and dedicate the majority of your time to constructing the most complex components of the codebase with a compact team (3-5 senior engineers, no junior developers). The architectural choices you make will define whether other teams can build new applications quickly, integrate seamlessly, and deliver value to students. Execute these decisions well and you unlock significant leverage. Poor choices generate integration chaos and slow down multiple teams.You design, build, and operate the systems you architect. You set quality standards and define technical patterns for your platform. We follow a spec-driven approach: design precedes implementation, planning comes before building. You will have high autonomy with no committees or review boards. This is a small, focused team where you are directly accountable for your deliverables.What You Will Be DoingTechnical Leadership: Drive strategic architectural choices and define technical patterns that guide the team\'s work.AI Leadership: Champion the adoption of emerging AI workflows and develop high-impact playbooks.Implementation: Construct the complex, mission-critical sections of the codebase working closely with your team.Quality Reviews: Verify that your team adheres to established patterns and upholds quality standards.What You Won’t Be DoingServing as an architect who only designs without writing codeSpending excessive time in meetingsManaging people (this role focuses on technical leadership, not personnel management)Maintaining legacy systems or supporting internal IT infrastructureBasic RequirementsA minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience delivering software productsAt least 3 years in a lead engineer role (conducting code reviews) or architect position (driving key technical decisions)Demonstrated experience developing platform-level products where other teams integrated with your APIsStrong engagement with AI tools, continuously experimenting and exploring new capabilitiesAbout LearnWith.AILearnWith.AI is an edtech startup that leverages AI and subject matter experts to cultivate a new way of learning. Our unique approach leverages 50+ years of learning science, cutting-edge data analytics and AI-powered coaching. In doing so, we can help students learn more, learn faster, and learn better - and have fun while doing it. We are a remote-first company that hires globally via Crossover.There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting youWorking with usThis is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code: LJ-5106-FR-Paris-SeniorSoftware.005 #J-18808-Ljbffr